A recent job listing posted by Square Enix seems to indicate that the company is getting ready to work on a sequel to Nier.
According to NeoGAF user DKHF (who first noticed and translated the page), the listing appeared on Square Enix’s Business Division recruitment page and was listed for their Business Division 6 (the division of Square Enix that makes Nier). The posting also included a message from Nier series director Yoko Taro as well as the producer for the series Yosuke Saito. The listing describes the job as “Nier scenario staff,” possibly for the next Nier game.
It’s unknown at the moment what exactly the job listing consists of, but it’s important to note that Business Division 6 doesn’t only work on Nier titles, but a wide range of games. The full list of games the division handles is below:
Business Division 6
Head
Yu Miyake
Notable Recent Projects
Dragon Quest X (2012-present) – co-developed by Orca
Dragon Quest Monsters 2 Iru To Ruka No Hushigina Kagi (2014) – developed by Tose
Dragon Quest Heroes: The World Tree’s Woe and the Blight Below (2015) – developed by Omega Force
Bravely Second: End Layer (2015) – developed by Silicon Studio
Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King – 3DS (2015) – developed by Tose
Hoshi No Dragon Quest (2015-present) – developed by Game Studio
Fortune Tellers Academy (2016-present) – developed by Digital Works Entertainment
Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 3 (2016) – developed by Tose
Dragon Quest Heroes II (2016) – developed by Omega Force
Nier Automata (2017) – developed by PlatinumGames
Bravely Default: Fairy’s Effect (2017) – developed by Silicon Studio
Dragon Quest XI (2017) – co-developed by Orca (PS4) and Toylogic (3DS)
Dragon Quest Rivals (2017) – co-developed by ArtePiazza
Fortune Street Dragon Quest & Final Fantasy 30th Anniversary (2017)
Project Octopath Traveler (2018) – developed by Acquire
[Source: NeoGAF]